MonsterTalk
MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 458
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
MonsterTalk Christmas Special #001 — CASTING THE RUNES
Blake Smith reads aloud the M. R. James classic story Casting the Runes. This macabre tale was the basis for the 1957 film, Curse of the Demon. (MonsterTalk theme music by Peach Stealing Monkeys.)
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00:46:34 |
Mon 23 Dec 2013
Cryptozoologicon: Volume I
Darin Naish returns to MonsterTalk to discuss his latest book, Cryptozoologicon: Volume I. From the well known to the very obscure, this book takes three looks at monsters. It critically examines the…
00:59:43 |
Wed 18 Dec 2013
Speak of the Devil
MonsterTalk welcomes back Bible scholar Robert M. Price to discuss the biggest and most well known villain in Western culture: Satan. Who is this character and how has he changed over the history of …
01:02:46 |
Wed 13 Nov 2013
MonsterTalk Special #003: Seeing is Believing
“I know what I saw.” So say many witnesses to the bizarre and unusual—and even the mundane. But do you really know what you saw? In this special episode of MonsterTalk, memory expert Elizabeth Loftus…
00:17:34 |
Wed 30 Oct 2013
The Warren Omission
Was the story of The Conjuring the true story of how Ed and Lorraine Warren fought demonic forces in Rhode Island? In this special episode of MonsterTalk, we hear a different side to the story of Ame…
01:18:28 |
Wed 16 Oct 2013
His Tory of the Jersey Devil
Kean University History Professor, Brian Regal, has tracked the Jersey Devil back to its astonishing historical roots. Religious in-fighting, self-publishing, snarky founding fathers, sorcery and pol…
00:52:25 |
Wed 18 Sep 2013
More Map Monsters
Medieval Art expert Asa Mittman discusses his love of monsters, the kinds of monsters that populate medieval land maps, and the persistent practice of monsterization as a cultural method for labeling…
00:57:48 |
Wed 04 Sep 2013
The Key to the Legend of the Map Monsters
Join us for a fascinating look at the mysterious sea monsters that decorated medieval maps. We talk with Chet Van Duzer about his recent book Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, which brin…
00:50:03 |
Wed 07 Aug 2013
Return of the Revenge of the Son of the Bride of MonsterTalk
MonsterTalk returns from its break with guests Donald Prothero and Daniel Loxton who introduce their long-awaited book Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids. RE…
00:55:53 |
Wed 31 Jul 2013
MonsterTalk Special #002
The Tetrapod Zoology Podcast Super Cross-Over Tetrapodcats (sic erat scriptum) MonsterTalk host Blake Smith teams up with paleontologist Darren Naish and artist John Conway to introduce MonsterTalk l…
01:43:01 |
Wed 12 Jun 2013
MonsterTalk Special #001
In this special episode of MonsterTalk, we take a brief break from our break to bring you breaking news about Ben Radford’s monstrous new project Undead Apocalypse—a board game featuring zombies, vam…
00:42:38 |
Wed 05 Jun 2013
What's Good for the Mongoose...
On the Isle of Man, between the World Wars, a lonely hilltop was home to a family of hardscrabble farmers. The father was a former piano salesman, and he struggled to make ends meet for his wife and …
01:07:15 |
Wed 17 Apr 2013
The Zombie Antpocalypse
What if your will were not your own? What if your mind were being controlled by something other than your own volition? This isn’t an imaginary scenario. Real lifeforms here on earth can profoundly i…
00:47:17 |
Wed 20 Mar 2013
Weak Are The Champ Puns
The shores of the lake were packed with strangers looking to catch a glimpse of the beast. A $50,000 reward was issued for its capture. Newspapers around the world carried the story of the strange cr…
01:08:27 |
Wed 06 Mar 2013
Arachnophilia
Some people have a fear of bugs and creepy crawlies. Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker—collectively known as The Bug Chicks—work to fight myths about these fascinating creatures and to promote scie…
01:01:55 |
Wed 20 Feb 2013
Hop Springs Eternal
London of the 1830s was terrorized by an astonishing figure—a caped man with long sharp metallic claws who spouted blue fire from his mouth and leaped over rooftops. Surely such a creature could be n…
01:22:45 |
Wed 06 Feb 2013
Witch You Talkin' About?
According to legend, in the early 1800s the farm of John Bell of Tennessee was terrorized by a supernatural assailant who came to be known as The Bell Witch. MonsterTalk hosts Blake Smith, Ben Radfor…
00:50:48 |
Wed 23 Jan 2013
2012-The Year in Monsters
To wind up 2012, MonsterTalk welcomes back Sharon Hill, founder of the Doubtful News website, to talk us through a year’s worth of monstrous topics. READ episode notes
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01:16:03 |
Wed 02 Jan 2013
Sasquatch: Ketchum If You Can
In this episode of MonsterTalk, your hosts interview Dr. Todd Disotell on the recent press release regarding Melba Ketchum’s Sasquatch DNA research. Disotell returns for the second time since his vis…
01:26:38 |
Wed 05 Dec 2012
YEC and Beowulf: It's verse than you think
There are those who believe the Earth is only about 6000 years old. They believe that the evidence for this is all in the Bible, but as we’ve discussed on MonsterTalk before, they still seek confirma…
00:41:23 |
Wed 24 Oct 2012
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